foreverrrme
Horrible acting...that scream in the beginning I thought for sure was a joke. Zombie lepyr ghost attacks stupid family with issues. Just ugh. I fast forwarded through a lot of it. It made me infuriated most of the movie. Infuriated that nothing happened, no one did anything, the acting sucked, there was no real dialogue....DUN DUN while he is making a sandwich?
Just avoid.
youngcountry84
There have been times that I've read reviews on here and disagreed with them. I don't know if it's because I have a different taste in movies- or maybe it's because I don't critique every aspect of the film. I don't really like it, but sometimes I have to skim through the spoilers to see if I want to watch the movie and this time, I didn't do that. I WISH I WOULD HAVE!
(Don't forget, there's spoilers ahead!)
The beginning wasn't bad. I mean, in any movie, things usually begin pretty slow. The family is introduced, blah, blah. But this movie smacks you in the face a few minutes in & I liked that- it's different. Then the family is introduced with all their baggage. Ali Larter plays Madison, the Mom. I like Ali, she's a good actress but matter how good she is, she couldn't make Madison look any less stupid! It's NOT rocket science. If you think your house is haunted, YOU MOVE!! IF, for some reason you can't get out of the house right away, you keep your kids with you at all times! It started to remind me of Lori and Carl on The Walking Dead! Jacob has a bad temper- which we end up seeing more than we even realize. Little Haley is freakin adorable!
After a while, the story takes a sharp left turn and never finds its way back onto the road and it ends up being a pretty bumpy ride! The story was a good idea and it could've been really good if it was done the right way. But it wasn't. It left sooooo many unanswered questions! The ending was terrible. Does it mean that she'll be ok?! I'm so confused!!
Maybe I just didn't get it, maybe you will. I'm just not sure you want to take that chance though, it's 2 hours of your life that you can't get back!
Marcus James
Sorry but the constant use of music and sound effects even during conversation is insanely annoying and completely kills any sort of immersion. The movie is just torture because of the sounds. They are not creepy, interesting, emotional nor add anything to the film. At one point I thought there was something wrong with the film like a technical issue or something, but no, it is actually part of the film.I could not make it to the end. I had to stop and I have no idea what the movie itself was about. I know there was some sort of ghost but it was not scary or anything of the sort. The kids and mother seemed to be familiar with it so they didn't try to do anything to get rid of it... at least I think that was the case because again, I was too infuriated by the annoying sounds to actually want to follow the story.
shalsea
If the movie didn't work out as it was expected to, it's only because it has nothing to do with the amount of """scary""" movies we're watching for years. But when it comes to this movie, it's a total different thing.At first, it starts like a more intelligent horror movie because the characters show smartness, are interesting and even if you feel like you can predict what's happening next, it won't change the fact that there is a feeling that it ain't any ordinary horror film.Then, searching for explanations, we finally manage to make our own idea of what's going on and it might be on of the most interesting strength here : it's open to suggestion. Whether you might not like the movie because it's too different in some way and not surprising enough during most of the film, i felt like i was thrilled to watch a movie way more original and creative than most of those i watch.If you haven't watch it yet, start it with the idea that it won't be casual horror. And then you might enjoy the surprise the movie is.